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they were protesting the government's decision to cut spending by 12 billion euro. the spending cut is required for getting financial aide from the european union and the international monetary fund. protesters throwing fire bombs and stones clashed with police. they all set fire to stores. workers at schools and public transport authorities joined the strikes. tourism sites were closed. it was the first general strike since the current administration took power in june. >>> stock prices around the world are headed lower on wednesday. investors continue to threat over the situation in europe. and for more, we're joined by our business reporter at the tokyo stock exchange. how are japanese stocks kicking off this morning? >> the nikkei fell below 9,000 on wednesday hitting a two-week low and it is moving below that level. it's now heading -- trading below 8,900. let's look at the levels. the nikkei is $8864 down half a 1%. and topix down half of 1%. now at 739. the dow jones finished at 13,413 down about a third of 1% and the nasdaq at 3093 dollars. those declines ha
they were protesting the government's decision to cut spending by 12 billion euro. the spending cut is required for getting financial aide from the european union and the international monetary fund. protesters throwing fire bombs and stones clashed with police. they all set fire to stores. workers at schools and public transport authorities joined the strikes. tourism sites were closed. it was the first general strike since the current administration took power in june. >>> stock...
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the palestinian government should do something for us. palestinians are weary and have no real opportunities. and the territories depend on international aid. their own economy is stifled by israeli sanctions, and there is little chance of growth. the lack of political progress frustrates palestinians. hopes were dashed last september when the united nations refused to give them full statehood. >> we are trying to bring hope that, trying to tell our people that the dream to have a palestinian state is still possible, and that is why we are going to the united nations. hopefully, once our people see that there is a result, hope will come out. >> positive results are something the palestinian citizens have given up expecting. >> they always go and talk. but whether they talk or do not talk, we do not see any change here. >> i do not know. >> our economy is dead because we are strangled by the israelis. they do whatever they want. if we could gain statehood, the situation would be different. >> the palestinians want the united nations to und
the palestinian government should do something for us. palestinians are weary and have no real opportunities. and the territories depend on international aid. their own economy is stifled by israeli sanctions, and there is little chance of growth. the lack of political progress frustrates palestinians. hopes were dashed last september when the united nations refused to give them full statehood. >> we are trying to bring hope that, trying to tell our people that the dream to have a...
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government spokesman says more than half the state has been inundated. water levels in the state's main river are continuing to rise. residents of lower-lying areas have been reinforcing in basements. a rescue operation is under way to move people to higher ground. >> onto sports now. in german soccer, as the country's top teams try to assert themselves early in the season, the reigning the champions are clearly in the spotlight. >> but they are hardly in top form. last night was a prime example when they battled against frankfurt. the match ended in a 3-all draw. >> the game could not have been more dramatic. dortmond took an early lead. frankfurt looked beaten, but quickly struck twice to claw their way back into the game. the first came from the 49th minute. just two minutes later, the equalizer. only three minutes later, dortmund still back the lead, but frankfurt were not about to admit defeat. anderson equalized to make the score 3-all. frankfurt maintain their unbeaten run, depriving the reigning champions of two runs. it is the second successive
government spokesman says more than half the state has been inundated. water levels in the state's main river are continuing to rise. residents of lower-lying areas have been reinforcing in basements. a rescue operation is under way to move people to higher ground. >> onto sports now. in german soccer, as the country's top teams try to assert themselves early in the season, the reigning the champions are clearly in the spotlight. >> but they are hardly in top form. last night was a...
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government and the american government -- u.s. government and the russian government on syria. what is the circumstance on the ground today as you understand it? >> well, it's the civil war, it's a civil war with more and more international dimension. because the countries who insist that before a dialogue can start, president assad must go. they do not have the support for the rebels. the presyrian army which has been dominated by the muslim brotherhood is not the only group who is fighting the government. the elements associated with al-qaeda, the other terrorists groups also present. this is an all out civil war with increasing international component as i said. and it's, it's terrible. >>ose: what's the russian, okay, is it a stalemate now? do you think the rebels are winning because they seem to from a distance seem to be gaining territory. >> depends on to who you listen. information from the government, i don't have any objective independent source of giving any assessment of the military situation. we are concerned more not with who is winning but with how to stop it. >
government and the american government -- u.s. government and the russian government on syria. what is the circumstance on the ground today as you understand it? >> well, it's the civil war, it's a civil war with more and more international dimension. because the countries who insist that before a dialogue can start, president assad must go. they do not have the support for the rebels. the presyrian army which has been dominated by the muslim brotherhood is not the only group who is...
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government is failing us as a whole. it's the institution of government. and i mentioned self-inflicted political uncertainty. let me make a quick point. we've had three major political uncertainties not additives, but, in fact, multiplying each other and a fourth looming. the debt ceiling debate last year sent us in to a spiral. the discussion out of europe and the lack of a solution on the sovereign debt issue amplified the spiral. the chinese handover, which is not going well is causing an economic slowdown, almost freefall over there. those three things are amplifying economic events, causing business to not invest. and therefore in the united states, this looming fiscal cliff is the fourth data point that's a multiplier. you put all that together, that is a failure of politics. in essence, you know, whichever president it is and whichever congress it is, they're not working out solutions. >> that's where i was going to go. because, you know, whichever president matters a whole lot. i just want to ask your personal view. i've known you a long time. mr.
government is failing us as a whole. it's the institution of government. and i mentioned self-inflicted political uncertainty. let me make a quick point. we've had three major political uncertainties not additives, but, in fact, multiplying each other and a fourth looming. the debt ceiling debate last year sent us in to a spiral. the discussion out of europe and the lack of a solution on the sovereign debt issue amplified the spiral. the chinese handover, which is not going well is causing an...
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that government is an independent government and it will defend itself. they did not accept this. some furnished weapons and when clashes start, no one displays any mercy. they kill, the other side kills in return and it never stops. >> is iran selling weapons to the syrian government and if it's not selling weapons, are you aware of iranian weapons being given to the syrian government? >> translator: i believe that there are many ahead of line in supplying weapons to sides and it would never reach our turn. it's quite clear who those individuals are, who those countries are. >> were you pleased that osama bin laden was killed by american navy s.e.a.l.s on the instructions of president obama? >> translator: i would have been happier to see a transparent trial, a formal trial, and find out the root causes of all of the events of the last few years. >> you have been reported as saying that you believe it is possible that the american government were partly responsible for the events of 9/11. that caused a huge outrage. do you stand by that position? >> translator: of course the poll
that government is an independent government and it will defend itself. they did not accept this. some furnished weapons and when clashes start, no one displays any mercy. they kill, the other side kills in return and it never stops. >> is iran selling weapons to the syrian government and if it's not selling weapons, are you aware of iranian weapons being given to the syrian government? >> translator: i believe that there are many ahead of line in supplying weapons to sides and it...
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and if this keeps up from the government we are never getting that above 50%. (laughter) i'm still not clear on why they're hungry. >> at some schools the amount of food thrown out in cafeterias is shocking. >> kids are now throwing away twice as much food as last year. >> jon: hmmmm, now i am obviously not a nutritionist or an educator but i think if these kids are hungry i guess my solution would be, eat your mother [bleep] lunch! (laughter) you know whose's not hungry in your old pal remmy counting out in the dumpster. because you gave him your lunch. so the usda which has been setting guidelines for subsidized school lunch force the past, oh, i don't know, 70 years, has, i'm trying to curb what everybody agree says childhood obesity problem changed the last year's school lunch men fru cheese pizza, canned pie nap app-- ian apple, tater tots into whole wheat cheez pizzar, applesauce and low fat milk. oooh. why is this news? >> new guidelines thanks to michelle obama, michelle obama school lunch calorie limits. >> michelle obama nutritional school lunches. >>
and if this keeps up from the government we are never getting that above 50%. (laughter) i'm still not clear on why they're hungry. >> at some schools the amount of food thrown out in cafeterias is shocking. >> kids are now throwing away twice as much food as last year. >> jon: hmmmm, now i am obviously not a nutritionist or an educator but i think if these kids are hungry i guess my solution would be, eat your mother [bleep] lunch! (laughter) you know whose's not hungry in...
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he is firmly oppose to the government's proposal. local residents also have mixed feelings. >> i understand there must be a site some where. i can't completely agree with this. >> each of japan's 47 prefectures is responsible for disposing some radioactive ash and mud with cessium levels of 8,000 becerels per kilogram. aw nasa pieced together more than 2,000 separate exposures of a small patch of the universe. the resulting image accurately captures 5,500 galaxies that are difficult to observe from earth0 >> a faers battle going on in the industry to hire well qualified programmers. in the contest, the participants are asked to write programs that automatically solve the puzzle by rearranging dice. all of the problems are designed specifically to test their skills to write gaming programs. other contestants have to come up with idea to solve the problems and put them into numbers and sim bymbols to makem work. they have two hours to solve five problems. speed is a big factor. along with the accuracy and quality of the programs. he co
he is firmly oppose to the government's proposal. local residents also have mixed feelings. >> i understand there must be a site some where. i can't completely agree with this. >> each of japan's 47 prefectures is responsible for disposing some radioactive ash and mud with cessium levels of 8,000 becerels per kilogram. aw nasa pieced together more than 2,000 separate exposures of a small patch of the universe. the resulting image accurately captures 5,500 galaxies that are difficult...
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the idea that a government is apologizing for this video is lamentable. cheryl: isn't it true, but that is seen as a weakness when you apologize for anything. as an opponent and not an ally, the president said today. doesn't that weaken our foreign policy? >> pretty much, i think no one really fears the united states in that region. they have basically discounted the american president and he goes to the united nations and says that bashar al-assad -- he said that 13 months ago, he is still saying the same things about syria. we have done nothing about this eerie intensity and things are what they seem to us. cheryl: one thing he has done with the issue of syria, he has put hillary clinton as the face. mostly she is not going to be a secretary of state. do they know that in the muslim world? do they see her as a credible person? >> i'm glad that you took us there. secretary of state quinten stop in south africa and there was a scene of her cutting a rug on a dance floor in south africa. people look at this as ridiculous. secretary clinton has been running
the idea that a government is apologizing for this video is lamentable. cheryl: isn't it true, but that is seen as a weakness when you apologize for anything. as an opponent and not an ally, the president said today. doesn't that weaken our foreign policy? >> pretty much, i think no one really fears the united states in that region. they have basically discounted the american president and he goes to the united nations and says that bashar al-assad -- he said that 13 months ago, he is...
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government waste gone wild. the shocking story that has all of us here shaking our heads today. >> indeed. and how the lands down under just got a whole lot richer. why am i not there? "street signs" is back after this quick break. >>> here's today's "return on retirement." middle-class americans are dealing with some serious woes. their net worth has fallen, wiping out two decades of growth. in a recent survey, 85% of middle class adults said it is harder to maintain their lifestyle today than a decade ago. so how do they feel about retirement? the results when we return. i've been a superintendent for 30 some years at many different park service units across the united states. the only time i've ever had a break is when i was on maternity leave. i have retired from doing this one thing that i loved. now, i'm going to be able to have the time to explore something different. it's like another chapter. now we need a little bit more... a little bit more vanilla? this is great! [ male announcer ] at humana, we beli
government waste gone wild. the shocking story that has all of us here shaking our heads today. >> indeed. and how the lands down under just got a whole lot richer. why am i not there? "street signs" is back after this quick break. >>> here's today's "return on retirement." middle-class americans are dealing with some serious woes. their net worth has fallen, wiping out two decades of growth. in a recent survey, 85% of middle class adults said it is harder to...
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the government says it only does what the courts allow. >>> the producer of the anti-muslim film that infuriated muslims around the world has been arrested, not for the movie, but an alleged violation from a check fraud violation which could mean prison. >>> actor johnny lewis who appeared in the tv show sons of anarchy was found dead thursday in los angeles. he was suspected in the killing of an 81-year-old woman who may have been his landlord. lewis who once dated katy perry either fell or jumped off the roof. >>> nasa is taking a very close look at new photos from mars that show pebbles rounded off. scientists say it may be a sign that water once flowed on the red planet, possibly enough to fill a stream. >>> now here's an early look at how wall street's going to kick off the day. the dow closed at 13,485 after adding 72 points yesterday. the s&p gained 13. the nasdaq climbed 42. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo the nikkei dropped 79 points but in hong kong the hang seng was up 78. >>> aggressive budget cutting from one of europe's troubled economies helped
the government says it only does what the courts allow. >>> the producer of the anti-muslim film that infuriated muslims around the world has been arrested, not for the movie, but an alleged violation from a check fraud violation which could mean prison. >>> actor johnny lewis who appeared in the tv show sons of anarchy was found dead thursday in los angeles. he was suspected in the killing of an 81-year-old woman who may have been his landlord. lewis who once dated katy perry...
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voting for our government to use guns to give money to help poor and suffering people is immoral self righteous bullying laziness. people need to be fed and medicated and if wre asat'llp . you get no moral credit for forcing other people to do what you think is right. there's great joy in helping people and no joy in doing it at gun point. it's a clever way of sort of dismantlg the idea that putting people on welfare is somehow makes you a morlyoo pe. and i think that's where mitt needs to go with these arguments. >> it's a little difficult for mitt to try to make that argument after the 47% speech and we see he doesn't care about half of the country but the larger point - >> he doesn't care? >>it's not my job toarebout th >>utning voters not going to vote for him. >> obviously cold meesz assage allow th to say -- >> he es. thtareturnprovheoes t th o 14%. e tt >> it is not reverse engineering. he gives 44% of the income away. 30 of it to charities. >> absolutely that. but the point that -- >> okay. >> i wanted to me the pnt that i'm looking at the romney campaign and rutterless and wh
voting for our government to use guns to give money to help poor and suffering people is immoral self righteous bullying laziness. people need to be fed and medicated and if wre asat'llp . you get no moral credit for forcing other people to do what you think is right. there's great joy in helping people and no joy in doing it at gun point. it's a clever way of sort of dismantlg the idea that putting people on welfare is somehow makes you a morlyoo pe. and i think that's where mitt needs to go...
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president, ladies and gentlemen, isreali government -- the israeli government has large areas in the occupied palestinian territory. they continue to occupy a large area of the territory. it refuses to engage in any serious discussion of the palestinian refugees. it wants to continue its occupation of palestinian warfare and its control over the most across the areas in our land, air, borders, and our life in its entirety. the border can be done in accordance with isreali show as the following -- there are checkpoints and vast security along roads devoted to people being subject to the full dominance of military occupation and package under new names for a so-called state with borders. i repeat, a state with provisional borders. we categorically reject this because it should not bring about peace. mr. president, if we refuse to allow the palestinian people to attain their rights and freedoms and reject these establishment from the state of palestine, israel is promising the palestinian people a new catastrophe. a new setback. i speak on behalf of an angry people, and people that feel
president, ladies and gentlemen, isreali government -- the israeli government has large areas in the occupied palestinian territory. they continue to occupy a large area of the territory. it refuses to engage in any serious discussion of the palestinian refugees. it wants to continue its occupation of palestinian warfare and its control over the most across the areas in our land, air, borders, and our life in its entirety. the border can be done in accordance with isreali show as the following...
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we seetoes o cas w ican aidas bn diverted to corrupt governments. we wonder why year after year after year of aid and relief, seem to neverxtinguish the haipnd pstecad after decade. perhaps some is failure to recognize how much the developing world has changed. a lot of the foreign aid efforts th we put in place some years ago were designed at a time when government development sistance accounted for about 70% of the urwi developing nations. today, 82% of the resources that flow to developing nations come from the private sector, not the governmental sector. if someh foreign aid can really leverage that massive inst bri se, i m be able to spands the ability to not only those that are comparing for suffering and also change their lives on a permanent basis. now private enterprise is having a greater and greater impact actually on its own in the lo rl an example that johneere embarked on a pilot program where it had farm tools attached to a very small tractor. the company worked to spanned the availabily of capital to the farmers there so they could m
we seetoes o cas w ican aidas bn diverted to corrupt governments. we wonder why year after year after year of aid and relief, seem to neverxtinguish the haipnd pstecad after decade. perhaps some is failure to recognize how much the developing world has changed. a lot of the foreign aid efforts th we put in place some years ago were designed at a time when government development sistance accounted for about 70% of the urwi developing nations. today, 82% of the resources that flow to developing...
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government of the government no to manipulate it and to use it to misuse it for their own interests ok let me go if i go back to you are a few days ago patrick clawson he's been a guest on this program he's a director of research at the pro israel think tank the washington institute for near east policy and he said publicly if the iranians aren't going to compromise it would be best if someone else started the war now maybe if netanyahu doesn't take this seriously and maybe it's just a cover as you point out and i tend to agree with you there are a lot of americans are take this very seriously does that worry you. well i think it's worrisome one when people talk about war as though it was a game and and encourage people to go to war i think it's a very dangerous thing at the same time i would argue that that whether it's a pro zionist think tank whether it's a pac whether it's any of the other organizations that are kind of that are linked . to the state of israel i think they're all playing the same game i don't think. they they take this seriously in terms of thinking that there i
government of the government no to manipulate it and to use it to misuse it for their own interests ok let me go if i go back to you are a few days ago patrick clawson he's been a guest on this program he's a director of research at the pro israel think tank the washington institute for near east policy and he said publicly if the iranians aren't going to compromise it would be best if someone else started the war now maybe if netanyahu doesn't take this seriously and maybe it's just a cover as...
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three focus on the economy, four, five, and six health care, the role of government and governing. procedure, each candidate gets two minutes to respond to a question posed by jim lara. time remaining is given to freewheeling discussion of segments. risk factor, dangerous, sometimes lethal. ♪ [music] ♪ >> are you better off than you were four years ago? is it easier for you to go and buy things in the stores than it was four years ago? is there more or less unemployment in the country than there was four years ago? is america as respected throughout the world as it was? do you feel that our security is as safe, that we're as strong as we were four years ago? if you answer all of those questions yes, why then i think your choice is obvious as to who you'll vote for. if you don't agree, if you don't think that this course that we've been on for the last four years is what you would like to see us follow for the next four, then i could suggest another choice that you have. >> jimmy jimmy carter practical gagging. question, who will win the debate on tuesday? can romney pull a reag
three focus on the economy, four, five, and six health care, the role of government and governing. procedure, each candidate gets two minutes to respond to a question posed by jim lara. time remaining is given to freewheeling discussion of segments. risk factor, dangerous, sometimes lethal. ♪ [music] ♪ >> are you better off than you were four years ago? is it easier for you to go and buy things in the stores than it was four years ago? is there more or less unemployment in the country...
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it pushes whether or not this is worth it is a question for the government and for the choice of the european union what you're seeing out here right now is the spanish and by extension their opinion citizenry reacting against austerity austerity right now is at a level where it's affecting people's daily lives is affecting whether or not people can get medical attention is affecting whether or not people can advance socially reggie cation and social progress what you're seeing is a country where an entire generation is being relegated to a class of immigrants people that have been invested in with public money to be educated are now going to move out and generate wealth in other countries that's not a project for a country being wild child poverty in spain has increased exponentially the first thing that the government can do is call for a referendum on paying back the debt and on the constitutional amendment that they may find more on the mass protests and further violence in the streets of madrid on our website r t v dot com there you'll find photos of the brutal police response a
it pushes whether or not this is worth it is a question for the government and for the choice of the european union what you're seeing out here right now is the spanish and by extension their opinion citizenry reacting against austerity austerity right now is at a level where it's affecting people's daily lives is affecting whether or not people can get medical attention is affecting whether or not people can advance socially reggie cation and social progress what you're seeing is a country...
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government said well palace would rather you didn't know about it couldn't go in peace. she william take the eat cake buns that treat this week to kill him to glow in the sun say to you kate. that the only way. to die in the sun succeeded despite the fact that he has begun to lose the silent it could do it the case continues not cheesecake to keep we believe the story of the many people. here. the output the data. also the come this hour here in our team treasured islands china and japan take to the high seas disputed territory we investigate what's behind the conflict. parliamentary elections near in georgia and the opposition movement seems to be gaining momentum the government tries to boost its ratings with methods some find questionable. all the stories and much more coming your way after a short break stay with us. which is slow often enough and knows that to ride a horse you've got to catch it first. for him it's a daily routine that you're soft as a force on the island of a horn at the heart of. his life on an isolated farm is about blue sky green grass and his h
government said well palace would rather you didn't know about it couldn't go in peace. she william take the eat cake buns that treat this week to kill him to glow in the sun say to you kate. that the only way. to die in the sun succeeded despite the fact that he has begun to lose the silent it could do it the case continues not cheesecake to keep we believe the story of the many people. here. the output the data. also the come this hour here in our team treasured islands china and japan take...
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government and the u.s. officials. >> rose: so you believe it was carried out by those people were on a mission for al qaeda without any help anywhere else? >> ( translated ): in my life since then until now i condemn this act and i'm standing on the side of families and their children of those people who were killed in this tragic incident and i'm standing against those who committed these acts however i do not see any tribunal that was held in a clear way to decide for sure who did this and who helped who. i think that the u.s. government and its stable embrace and stable administration and government has a great capability. it can define somebody-- the responsibility lies with somebody that or the other-- to specify-- we saw after a few days-- after a few attacks. the decision was made to carry out a war against another country. and there was no tribunal that would help at that point and there was no clarification as to who did that in the mind of the world. i am not with those who did this. i'm against t
government and the u.s. officials. >> rose: so you believe it was carried out by those people were on a mission for al qaeda without any help anywhere else? >> ( translated ): in my life since then until now i condemn this act and i'm standing on the side of families and their children of those people who were killed in this tragic incident and i'm standing against those who committed these acts however i do not see any tribunal that was held in a clear way to decide for sure who...
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. >> woodruff: then, from syria, bill neely reports on the stalemate in the city of homs, as government troops target rebel bastions. >> one-and-a-half years after it began and the battle for this city and for syria grinds on relentlessly. the bombardment of hommes. the war here is as intense as ever. >> ifill: as world leaders gather in new york for the annual meeting of the united nations general assembly. margaret warner gives us a preview. >> woodruff: will new genetic findings reshape the treatment of breast cancer? we ask dr. harold varmus, head of the national cancer institute. >> ifill: and ray suarez kicks off american graduate week with a conversation with three now- successful people who know exactly what it's like to want to drop out of high school. >> sometimes we give up on kids too soon. sometimes we want to teach to the test instead of teaching to transform. sometimes that comes from top-down policies. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: soon computing intelligence in unexpected places will change our
. >> woodruff: then, from syria, bill neely reports on the stalemate in the city of homs, as government troops target rebel bastions. >> one-and-a-half years after it began and the battle for this city and for syria grinds on relentlessly. the bombardment of hommes. the war here is as intense as ever. >> ifill: as world leaders gather in new york for the annual meeting of the united nations general assembly. margaret warner gives us a preview. >> woodruff: will new...
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government. no, not the executive branch, the judiciary. i think we all know there is a guy names barack obama running for president of the united states, but did you know there is not one, not two, but five barack obamas running in brazil and 11 more obamas with different first names? candidates in local elections across that country have adopted some surprising names to try to distinguish themselves, to get attention. they' they're batman and robin, too. bin laden, superman, spiderman and a few michael jacksons. some of the candidates had the good luck to be born with names that might give them a political edge or might not. there is some ted kennedys, john kennedys. the candidates are likely to be remembered. president obama, if you need a new jingle, i know where you can find one. the correct answer to our gps challenge question was c. the united states has 11 aircraft carriers. the rest of the world has a grand total of 10. thanks to all of you for being part of my program this week. i will see you next week. >>> hello, everyone. i'm f
government. no, not the executive branch, the judiciary. i think we all know there is a guy names barack obama running for president of the united states, but did you know there is not one, not two, but five barack obamas running in brazil and 11 more obamas with different first names? candidates in local elections across that country have adopted some surprising names to try to distinguish themselves, to get attention. they' they're batman and robin, too. bin laden, superman, spiderman and a...